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| − | [[Image:Yellow_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil fifer}}<br /> Sydney, [[Australia]], July 2006]] | + | [[Image:Yellow_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|Neil|Neil fifer}}<br /> Sydney, [[Australia]], July 2006]] |
'''Alternative name: Yellow Robin''' | '''Alternative name: Yellow Robin''' | ||
;[[:Category:Eopsaltria|Eopsaltria]] australis | ;[[:Category:Eopsaltria|Eopsaltria]] australis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | [[Image:Eastern Yellow | + | [[Image:Eastern Yellow-robin-74.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''chrysorrhos''<br />Photo © by {{user|Mzungu|Mzungu}}<br />Toowoomba Shire, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], September 2018]] |
13·5–17 cm (5¼-6¾ in)<br /> | 13·5–17 cm (5¼-6¾ in)<br /> | ||
*Mid grey upperparts and head | *Mid grey upperparts and head | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | [[Image:1421MG 6819b.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature, nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|julien|julien}}<br />Nungurner, [[Victoria]], [[Australia]], February 2006]] | + | [[Image:1421MG 6819b.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature, nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|julien|julien}}<br />Nungurner, [[Victoria]], [[Australia]], February 2006]] |
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''E. a. chrysorrhos'': | *''E. a. chrysorrhos'': | ||
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[[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monogamous]] but communal breeders. The cup-shaped nest is formed from fine plant material and spider's web, disguised with lichen, moss, bark, or leaves. | [[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monogamous]] but communal breeders. The cup-shaped nest is formed from fine plant material and spider's web, disguised with lichen, moss, bark, or leaves. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017) | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 13 September 2018
Alternative name: Yellow Robin
- Eopsaltria australis
Identification
13·5–17 cm (5¼-6¾ in)
- Mid grey upperparts and head
- Off-white supercilium
- Blackish lores
- Bright yellow underparts
- Olive rump and upper tail coverts
- White chin and upper throat
Variations
Subspecies chrysorrhos has a yellow rump and upper tail coverts.
Distribution
Australia: found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- E. a. chrysorrhos:
- Eastern Australia (Cooktown, Queensland to Hunter River, New South Wales)
- E. a. australis:
- South-eastern Australia (central New South Wales to Victoria and south-eastern South Australia)
Habitat
Mainly coastal areas, in shaded forest undergrowth and woodland, occasionally mallee, mulga and other scrub. Rainforests, scrubby eucalypt woodland, urban woodland and along river edges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of invertebrates and insects such as tics, spiders, flies, moths, wasps and grasshoppers.
They feed on the ground, descending on their prey from a low branch.
Breeding
Monogamous but communal breeders. The cup-shaped nest is formed from fine plant material and spider's web, disguised with lichen, moss, bark, or leaves.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
- Wikipedia
- Lamington National Park
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eastern Yellow Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Yellow_Robin
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